In case you didn't know yet, the company LG has officially confirmed that it is closing its mobile divisionIn other words, it will stop producing and placing new bets on the market from now on. This has awakened a sea of questions For many users that there are we come to solve. In addition, as a commemoration, we have compiled the more special phones that LG has left us during his career in this sector.
LG will not manufacture more smartphones, now what?
Indeed, as we mentioned in the introduction, this company says goodbye to its career of more than 20 years in the telephone sector. It may have been bad luck, the occasional wrong decision or that they did not know how to adapt to the trends of what the public was asking for in recent years. But unfortunately, the mobile section had been generating losses in LG the past few years and it's time to say goodbye.
This farewell will not be immediate since the "real" closure will come into force as of July 31, 2021. Even so, this act by the company has made many users wonder certain things about the equipment they have or that was about to arrive.
What will happen to my old LG? Will it receive updates?
The main unknown for those people who today still have a phone of this brand in their pockets is in reference to future software updates.
LG has already ruled on this, stating that support at the operating system level will continue to be in force according to the regulations of each region. Therefore, taking the example of the European Union, those people who have an LG phone will continue to receive updates until July 21, 2023, at least. Once this point is reached, the company will not be obligated to continue supporting its old equipment. This does not mean that these smartphones are no longer useful, it just means that they will no longer receive future Android security patches.
Will we get to see the LG Rollable?
Another of the most frequently asked questions has been about the roll-up phone prototype presented by LG at CES 2021. And here the brand has been blunt, after announcing the closure of its mobile section on LG Rollable will not see the light, at least not from LG.
A commitment to a phone tremendously similar to this concept will be the OPPO X 2021 which, as its name suggests, seems to end up seeing the light of day this year.
LG's flagship phones
Now that you know all the information about this news from the Korean brand, and we have also resolved the main doubts that it has generated, it is time to review it for top phones that they have manufactured
This list does not follow any specific criteria, but rather those mobiles that, whether due to successes, failures or for other reasons, have attracted attention within the LG catalog.
LG G2
A clear example of LG's golden era in the telephone sector began with this LG G2, a true sales success. A smartphone manufactured in 2013, which came with Android version 4.2.2, a 5,2-inch IPS screen, 2GB of RAM and 16-32GB of internal storage.
Regarding its cameras, it had a single 13 MP rear lens, capable of recording in 1080p at 60 fps, and a 2,1 MP selfie camera with which it could record in 1080p at 30 fps. It did not have extravagances or anything brutally flashy, it only had a good set with an acceptable starting price, 599 euros.
This happened to him LG G3, which was also very successful with the public. A model that, once again, did not attract excessive attention but that did include a good pack of specifications for a moderate price. The screen reached 5,5 inches and, apart from some slight improvements, it was a very similar product to the previous model.
LG Nexus 5
Another quite commemorative model for the Korean brand was the LG Nexus 5Since it was one of the manufacturers to be able to work hand in hand with Google to create its first smartphones.
This smartphone arrived in 2013 with Android 4.4 and, of course, the support of the big G that made this phone reach Android 6.0 a few years later. In addition, it had a 4,95-inch screen, 2GB of RAM and 16-32GB of ROM. Regarding the sensors for photography, it only had an 8 MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front camera. Despite not being the one with the highest specifications, those of us who were able to try them remember it as a great phone thanks to the support of Google.
L
Today some of us complain about certain phones because they are not comfortable to use resting on a table by the "hump" of the camera module. Maybe we should remember to remember this L, a mobile whose aesthetics was completely curved, a seesaw let's go.
This featured a 6-inch curved OLED panel. It came with Android 4.4 and a single model with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Regarding their cameras, they are the same as in the LG G2: a single 13 MP main lens and a 2.1 MP selfie camera. Its launch price was 799 euros.
Of course, it came just at the time when it began to become fashionable among young people to put the phone in the back pocket of their pants and, as you can imagine, this did not sit too well with a mobile with this aesthetic.
LG G5
A model that joined the trends of the moment was this LG G5 launched in 2016. Without a doubt, it was the time when modular concepts became fashionable in smartphones, and this LG was not going to be less.
It was a phone in which the bottom part could be removed, giving the possibility of adding different "modules" as the Motorola Moto Z did with its mods. We were able to see one dedicated to providing an extra battery and another for a DAC Hi-Fi.
Furthermore, the phone came with a 5,3-inch screen, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of ROM. All this accompanied by a double rear camera of 16 MP and 8 MP, and a front lens of 8 MP. Your starting price? 660 euros, not bad for a high-end that, unfortunately, did not finish permeating its target audience.
LG G8X ThinQ
And, speaking of notable details, we turn to the commitment to the "double screen" in its LG G8X ThinQ in 2019. At a time when others like Samsung were trying to attract attention with the folding screen, LG opted for a dual screen concept that, once again, still did not fit very well.
It was something different, since the smartphone was a "normal" phone that could then be attached to an accessory that gave it that second screen. But of course, when your competitors present a single "double" screen with greater continuity, more aesthetics and less weight, it is difficult to fight against it.
We were able to test this smartphone and we analyzed it on our YouTube channel. So if you want to discover everything about him, we encourage you to take a look at the video.
Lg wing
The last card that the Korean manufacturer played takes us to 2020 with the Lg wing. Once again, when the rest of the manufacturers were betting everything on folding smartphones, LG pulled out this phone inspired by its own LG VX9400 from 2008.
A mobile with a secondary screen that could be deployed, leaving a rather striking cross-shaped aesthetic, with the arrangement of these panels being one vertical and the other horizontal. In addition to features very similar to that of this year's phones, the LG Wing tried to stand out in the camera section, including details such as a triple stabilized lens with a gimbal, among other details. Of course, it joined the bandwagon of phones for more than 1.000 euros, something that did not favor the popularity of this curious mobile.
And well, here it is compilation by the most striking LG smartphones till the date. We hope you liked it and that, like us, you keep in your memory some of these phones that, at the time, many users who were followers of the brand liked.